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Enrollment
569
Elementary
STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STRIDE ACADEMY·NCES 270025204405
Stride Academy K-8 Charter School
3241 OAKHAM LN, SAINT CLOUD, MN 56301 · (320) 230-5340 · Stearns County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL569 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
56 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
476 students
STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 43 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 74 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 42% smaller than its 8th grade class (74).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
26.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
16.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Stride Academy K-8 Charter School
Stride Academy K-8 Charter School's state test result (19.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stride Academy K-8 Charter School this school | 569 | 83.7% | 19.4% |
| EXCELL ACADEMY CHARTER BROOKLYN PARK | 548 | 87.0% | 15.1% |
| GLOBAL ACADEMY NEW BRIGHTON | 447 | 89.0% | 37.7% |
| Best Academy MINNEAPOLIS | 508 | 92.5% | 20.1% |
| HGA Elementary SAINT PAUL | 525 | 94.3% | 38.6% |
| Sullivan Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 640 | 84.8% | 18.0% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Stride Academy K-8 Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Stearns County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #766 of 844 | #20 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #779 of 844 | #20 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #733 of 844 | #18 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 569 | #201 of 1,130 | #7 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #53 of 769 | #3 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.3% | #638 of 796 | #13 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.7% | #78 of 942 | #4 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +87.2% | #5 of 244 | #1 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
569
+108 (+23%) vs 2020
+525% since 2010-11, when it was 91
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 569 | 55.6 | 10.2:1 | 84% (476) |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 49.2 | 12.0:1 | 84% (491) |
| 2022-23 | 544 | 39.7 | 13.7:1 | 85% (460) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 40 | 11.5:1 | 61% (283) |
| 2017-18 | 304 | 27.9 | 10.9:1 | 72% (219) |
| 2015-16 | 676 | 51 | 13.3:1 | 49% (331) |
| 2010-11 | 91 | 9 | 10.1:1 | 59% (54) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stride Academy K-8 Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 87% (304 to 569); teachers up 99% (27.9 to 55.6).
About Stride Academy K-8 Charter School
Stride Academy K-8 Charter School is a large elementary school in SAINT CLOUD, Minnesota, (ZIP code 56301). Enrollment stands at 569 students, covering kindergarten through 8. The school is 65% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Stride Academy K-8 Charter School is part of STRIDE Academy.
The share of Black students at Stride Academy K-8 Charter School is 87%. Other groups include 7% White and 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 9% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Stride Academy K-8 Charter School scores 24%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stride Academy K-8 Charter School is 10.2:1, based on 55.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 44% for public schools in Stearns County.
On the allk12 Grade, Stride Academy K-8 Charter School lands at C-, ahead of 15% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Stride Academy K-8 Charter School would score about 20.1%. It scores 19.4%, within a point of that figure.
In the wider Stearns County area, median household income comes to about $77,066, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Stearns County's 74 public schools enroll about 24,160 students and include Stride Academy K-8 Charter School.
The closest school to Stride Academy K-8 Charter School is TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH, located about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Stride Academy K-8 Charter School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Stride Academy K-8 Charter School is 4th of 5 on proficiency.
Federal data place Stride Academy K-8 Charter School in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Enrollment was 569 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 461. The ratio was 11.5:1 in 2020-21 and 10.2:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Stride Academy K-8 Charter School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Stearns County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,865
Census ACS
Median income
$77,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
74
24,160 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SAINT CLOUD
- TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,561 students
- APOLLO SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,264 students
- OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARYElementary · 878 students
- SOUTH JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 831 students
- NORTH JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 720 students
- MADISON ELEMENTARYElementary · 704 students
Nearby schools
- TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH0.5 mi · 1,561
- Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud0.6 mi · 260
- OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 878
- EC Sp Ed at Quarryview Ed Center1.6 mi · 245
- DISCOVERY COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 572
- Central Minnesota Virtual Academy2.4 mi · 53
Frequently asked questions
About Stride Academy K-8 Charter SchoolHow large is Stride Academy K-8 Charter School?
Stride Academy K-8 Charter School enrolls approximately 569 students in grades KG-08.
Is Stride Academy K-8 Charter School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stride Academy K-8 Charter School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Stride Academy K-8 Charter School have?
Stride Academy K-8 Charter School employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stride Academy K-8 Charter School?
At Stride Academy K-8 Charter School, the student body is approximately 7% White, 4% Hispanic, 87% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Stride Academy K-8 Charter School?
Stride Academy K-8 Charter School is overseen by STRIDE Academy in Stearns County.
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